| "A Good Heart" | ||||
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| Single by Feargal Sharkey | ||||
| from the album Feargal Sharkey | ||||
| B-side | "Anger Is Holy" | |||
| Released | September 1985 (UK) February 1986 (US)[1] |
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| Format | 7", 12" | |||
| Recorded | 1985 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 4:39 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Writer(s) | Maria McKee | |||
| Producer | David A. Stewart | |||
| Feargal Sharkey singles chronology | ||||
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"A Good Heart" is a 1985 single by Feargal Sharkey, from his self-titled album.
Written by Maria McKee about her relationship with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers keyboard player Benmont Tench and produced by the Eurythmics' David A. Stewart, this was former Undertones singer Feargal Sharkey's third solo single. A UK Number One single for two weeks in November 1985, it fared less well in the US, peaking at #74 on the Billboard Hot 100. Background vocals on the song's choruses were sung by Boy George.
Sharkey followed up the single with Tench-written "You Little Thief", this time about Tench's relationship with McKee. Sharkey placed them next to each other on his debut album.
A version of the song, performance credited to Kris McKay, appeared on the 1989 album of the soundtrack of the Patrick Swayze movie Road House.
In 2007, McKee released her own recording of the track on her album Late December.
| Chart (1985/1986) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Singles Chart | 1 |
| Austrian Singles Chart[2] | 13 |
| Belgian Singles Chart | 2 |
| Canadian Singles Chart[3] | 4 |
| Dutch Singles Chart[4] | 2 |
| French Singles Chart[5] | 37 |
| German Singles Chart[6] | 4 |
| Irish Singles Chart[7] | 1 |
| Italian Singles Chart[8] | 17 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart[9] | 3 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart[10] | 6 |
| South African Singles Chart[11] | 3 |
| Swiss Singles Chart[12] | 3 |
| UK Singles Chart[13] | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[14] | 74 |
| Preceded by "The Power of Love" by Jennifer Rush |
UK number one single 16 November 1985 - 23 November 1985 |
Succeeded by "I'm Your Man" by Wham! |
| Preceded by "We Built This City" by Starship |
Australian Kent Music Report number one single 17 February 1986 – 24 February 1986 |
Succeeded by "That's What Friends Are For" by Dionne Warwick |
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